ORR athletes dial up fundraising efforts for booster club
Mar 13, 2015
Front to back: Ella Vercellone, Mia Vercellone and Autumn Carter look up from their phone calling. BY JULIA NOJEIM
With spring sports fast approaching (provided the snow melts at some point), student are getting on their phones to raise money for school athletics with the annual Old Rochester Regional Athletic Booster Club Phonathon.
The booster club's mission is to support ORR High School sports. Booster club purchases in the past have included equipment for weight rooms, field and court improvements, and supplies for the athletic trainer.
With cancellations due to snow, March 9, marked only the third night of the event, which is on selected days from March 2 to 18.
Even with the truncated schedule, more than 200 students have participated in the fundraiser and raised more than $12,000 through the community's generosity.
The booster club already put some of the funds to good use, sponsoring nine fan buses so students could watch the boys basketball team win the Division III state semifinals at TD Garden in Boston.
Booster Club President Cheryl Gaspar said that the fundraiser has been an impressive success.
"The community has been so generous," Gaspar said.
For more information, contact the ORR Athletic Booster Club at info@ORRathleticboosters.com, visit the club’s website at www.ORRathleticboosters.com, or follow the organization on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ORABC) and Twitter (@ORRABC.)
Front to back: Ella Vercellone, Mia Vercellone and Autumn Carter look up from their phone calling. BY JULIA NOJEIM
Left to right: Deianeira Underhill, Alexus Garcia Sara Achorn, Elle Gendreau and Julia Smith make phone calls. BY JULIA NOJEIM
Left to right: Lexi Afonso, Ashley Aruri, Samantha Kirkham and Serena Jaskolka prepare for another round of calling. BY JULIA NOJEIM
Seniors Madeline Cafarella and Mikayla Burke break for a picture. BY JULIA NOJEIM
